Monthly Archives: December 2017

12 29, 2017

MPL Talks: USS Michigan & the Civil War

By |2017-12-29T06:00:16-05:00December 29, 2017|

The USS Michigan was one of the Navy’s first iron-hulled ships and it sailed the Great Lakes for more than a century.

It represented the transition between wood to iron and sail to steam. The USS Michigan also played a pivotal role in the Civil War when Confederates attempted to hijack it.

Ted Karle discussed the historic ship during our monthly Civil War program with James A. Garfield National Historic Site.

He discussed:

  • the USS Michigan’s role in the assassination of James Strang
  • how it was nearly hijacked during the Civil War by Confederate pirates
  • how the lauded vessel ended up as scrap metal

Our Civil War series continues at noon on Wednesday, Jan. 10, at our Main Branch. The topic will be General Winfield Scott Hancock. The talk is free and open to all.

If you’re interested in Civil War history, some other previous talks in our Civil War series can be viewed online in their entirety:

12 15, 2017

Cleveland Browns QB Bernie Kosar discusses football, resiliency & ‘Learning to Scramble’

By |2017-12-15T06:00:48-05:00December 15, 2017|

Cleveland Browns Quarterback Bernie Kosar—you may have heard of him—visited us on Wednesday to discuss his life, career, and new book, Learning to Scramble.

He talked about:

  • The process of writing “Learning to Scramble”
  • His childhood in Youngstown
  • The importance of resiliency
  • his experience at the University of Miami
  • his friendship with Drew Carey
  • The “Bernie, Bernie” song
  • his last pass with the Browns
  • CTE

He also signed more than 200 books for the people who came to here him speak.

We want to thank the Mentor Barnes & Noble, Cleveland Landmarks Press, and, of course, Kosar himself for making this program possible.

12 9, 2017

Check out new magazines whenever you want with Flipster

By |2023-10-25T15:36:09-04:00December 9, 2017|

You can now access dozens of popular magazines whenever you want and for free.

All you need is a smart device—like a tablet, computer or smartphone—a Mentor Public Library card, and the library’s newest digital service, Flipster.

You can check out both new and back issues of 56 different magazines with Flipster, including People, Atlantic, Times, Cosmopolitan, Bon Appetit, Highlights, New Yorker, Money, Redbook, Rolling Stone, US Weekly, Vogue and Teen Vogue, Wired, Runner’s World, Women’s Health, Zoobooks, and Vanity Fair.

There are two ways you can borrow magazines using Flipster:

  1. online. Access it via our website. Go to the front page, scroll down to Digital Resources, and click on Flipster.
  2. via the Flipster app, which is available for free on the Google Play and iTunes App stores. All you’ll need to sign in is your library card number.

Now start browsing. Your favorite magazines are now at your beck and call.

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